Extinguisher



Sept. 14,1926. Re. 16,421 v w. L. JOHNSON ET AL EXTINGUISHER Original Filed Oct. 14. 1922 F'.J. -W J 10 11- gnwr vtou M J 1101 416 7? JJUZHarri-S, Jr.

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U frame and designed to engage said supportsaid resilient elements. a 2. A safety appliance for a valve having :3 tuiming key, said appliance of -the'"char cc acta' deseribedycomprismg a'frame designed to receiveithe turning key'of the valve, a supporting structure for said frame, said .structizre includin an arcuate-shaped' memp,2d'-"lesili ent "e mp, radially disposed m: ,membeiks terminally connected =-with the go 'lhnip arid said arcuate-shaped member and Juivingiciarvedextremities projecting beyond virom 'sai supporting structure and termig nally connected'wi'th the frame, and'a mainiplllating element carried by the frame and odapted to be utilized to turn the latter to open the valve-against the tension of lating 'element being further adapted to be o -moved -into engagement with the curved'exof the radially disposed members hold tlie valve open in adjnsted positions against the tension of the resilient elements.

J w fimA flsaf appliance for a valve having ia -turning ey," said appliance including Y "-spaced hook hke supporting elements, an

member terminally conmected with said elements, a resilient clamp 1 "-hmnged between said elements, radially 4o -members projecting from said clamp and connected with the 'arcuateshaped member, said radially disposed mem- M hers projecting bedyond the arcuate-shaped member to provi e curved extremities, a

,7 a frame adapted'to receive the turning key a" of the valve,.*resilient elements connected with the supporting elements and suspending said f rame therefrom, and a manipulat ing rod slidably supported by the frameand "adapted to cooperate with the curved ex- 2 of the radially disposed member x as and for the purpose specified.

45 A safety appliance for a. valve havi gfa turning key said appliance comprising a ame arranged to reoeivethe turning key :1 of the valve, means for su porting'the frame 1 -1 in position for use, sai means including it ient elements connected with the frame andadapted to be placed under tension when the-frame is turned to open the valve, 1; mani'piflating rod slidabl y supported by the frame-like member ,elementsconnected with the-frames adiptedto under tensiog whom v manipulating rod slidably supported byflm ingmcans in-a manner to hold the frame in an adjmtedposition against the influence-of the litter and resilient elements depending said resilient elements, and -'s'aid 'manipunip'ulatin hands.

and to ena t s gage said supporting ,meansin, a ma er to hold" the "from? in a -nifilfiuit'cd ig ition against the influence of said resilient ele- 1: ew)? 5. appliance: for a valve havlng' a turningkey, said applia nce comprisin a. frame designed to receive the turning 'ey of the valve, a supporting structure for said iramasaid structure" including 'nn shaped member, aresilient chimp, mldiall disposed members terminally connected with the clamp and said arcuate-shaped member and having extremities projeetin beylind the latter, resilient elementsdepen ing-Qr'om said "supporting structure and'terminally connected withwhe frame, and-a 'maniplating e'lement carried by the frame adapted "to be utilizedto turn the latter-to open the valve against the tension'of'said resilient elements, and said manipulating element being further I adapted to he mead into engagement with the eittremitie's of the radiallydispoeed momber'to hold the valve open in adjusted positions against the teiision oi the resilient e'lemen 1 Q-f 6. A safet appliance for a valve having a turning: e said appliance including spaced hook-like supporting elemntS,"in arcuate-shaped member terminally connected with said elements, a resilient cla'nip'f'arranged between said elements, radially disposed members ejecting from saidtldhip and connectedwith the arcuate-shaped her, said radially disposed members prej ecting beyond the arcuate-shaped mh p t their extremities; a frame 'ad pt r of the valve, resilient eleme t the key nected with the supporting elements a'nd spspending said frame therefrom, and superod slidably supported by the frame an adapted toco-operate with the extremities of the radially disposed members as and for the purposespecified;

7. A safety appliance for a valve having-a turning key, said appliance com rising a support constructed to be secure} upon a valve casing and to project laterally threfrom, a-plurality 'of stops on said support arranged concentric with the valve casing, a frame to be secured about the turningrkey of the valve stem and turn therewith, resiI- ient connections "between the frame and the support tending constantly to' hold the vagiie in closed position, and a holding rod 6i;- ried by the frame and selectively engageable with the stops'to hold the frame 'and val-Ye insetpositions. s

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